Description
The send_the_mail function in server/svr_mail.c in Terascale Open-Source Resource and Queue Manager (aka TORQUE Resource Manager) before 4.2.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the email (-M switch) to qsub.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 7 | torque | 2.4.16+dfsg-1+deb7u2 | DSA-2796-1 |
| Debian 6.0 | torque | 2.4.8+dfsg-9squeeze3 | DSA-2796-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-2796-1 torque - arbitrary code execution Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- 55622 third-party-advisory
- DSA-2796 vendor-advisory
- https://www.adaptivecomputing.com/wp-content/uploads/releasenotes/releaseNotes-4.2.6.html
- 55535 third-party-advisory